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Definition of Billion

1. Noun. The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen.

2. Adjective. Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States.

3. Noun. A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole). "There were millions of flies"

4. Adjective. Denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain.

5. Noun. The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros.

Definition of Billion

1. n. According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.

Definition of Billion

1. a number [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billion

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